Recognition in the Arabic narrative tradition : discovery, deliverance and delusion /
According to Aristotle, a well-crafted recognition scene is one of the basic constituents of a successful narrative. It is the point when hidden facts and identities come to light. In the classic instance, a son discovers in horror that his wife is his mother and his children are his siblings. Arist...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2016]
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| Series: | Edinburgh studies in classical Arabic literature.
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| Summary: | According to Aristotle, a well-crafted recognition scene is one of the basic constituents of a successful narrative. It is the point when hidden facts and identities come to light. In the classic instance, a son discovers in horror that his wife is his mother and his children are his siblings. Aristotle coined the term 'anagnôrisis' for the concept. In this book, Philip F. Kennedy shows how 'recognition' is key to an understanding of how one reads values and meaning into, or out of, a story. He analyzes texts and motifs fundamental to the Arabic literary tradition in five case studies, the Qur'an, the biography of Muhammad, Joseph in classical and medieval retellings, the 'deliverance from adversity' genre and picaresque narratives. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 356 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-348) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1474413722 9781474413725 |